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title: "Deputy vs Planday: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Planday? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee scheduling software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Deputy vs Planday: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Planday? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee scheduling software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Deputy and Planday
- **Competitive set**: Employee scheduling software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Deputy Share of Search**: 0.19%
- **Planday Share of Search**: 9.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Planday?

- In August 2026, Planday had more branded searches than Deputy among employee scheduling software worldwide. Planday was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Deputy’s 620, and held a 9.9% Share of Search versus Deputy’s 0.19%.
- Planday was ahead of Deputy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Deputy’s estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling software worldwide moved from 0.22% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 790 to 620.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Planday’s estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling software worldwide moved from 9.3% to 9.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for employee scheduling software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Planday gained estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling software worldwide, from 7.9% to 9.9%.
- Deputy’s estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling software worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.4% to 0.19% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Deputy estimated searches | Deputy Share of Search | Deputy rank | Planday estimated searches | Planday Share of Search | Planday rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 790 | 0.22% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 750 | 0.22% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 640 | 0.2% | 6 | 27.1K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 790 | 0.22% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 640 | 0.2% | 6 | 27.1K | 8.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 990 | 0.29% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 790 | 0.23% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 27.7K | 7.4% | 5 | 33.1K | 8.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.7K | 6.6% | 5 | 33.1K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 640 | 0.19% | 6 | 27.1K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 620 | 0.19% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Deputy’s and Planday’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Deputy**: Measured on the search terms “deputy com” and “deputy employee scheduling”, summed into one figure.
- **Planday**: Measured on the search term “planday”.

- [Deputy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/deputy)
- [Planday profile](/demand/global-en/brands/planday)
- [All employee scheduling software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-scheduling-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Planday?

In August 2026, Planday had more branded searches than Deputy among employee scheduling software worldwide. Planday was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Deputy’s 620, and held a 9.9% Share of Search versus Deputy’s 0.19%.

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